# Editor & Files Source: https://docs.paradev.com/editor File explorer, built-in editor, and cross-workspace search ## File Explorer [#file-explorer] Browse and manage your workspace's files from the sidebar: The file tree with git decorations * Hierarchical tree with **git decorations** showing changed files * Create, rename, delete, move, and copy files with context menus * Rename inline, and drag files or folders to move them. Open editors, including ones with unsaved edits, follow the new path * Toggle hidden files; refresh directory listings * Search files with instant results * **Material icon theme** for at-a-glance file types ## Built-in Editor [#built-in-editor] The built-in editor Ways in: * Click any file in the explorer * From a diff: double-click a line or right-click → **Edit Here** to jump to that exact spot in the raw file (see [Diff Viewer](/diff-viewer)) The editor also opens files outside the workspace, including files reached through a symlink, and saves your edits to them. Creating, deleting, moving, and copying files stay inside the workspace. For longer editing sessions, **⌘O** opens the workspace in your IDE ([IDE Integration](/use-with-ide)). ## Save and Review External Changes [#save-and-review-external-changes] Use **Save** or **⌘S** to write your edits. If an agent or script changes the file while you have unsaved edits, the editor keeps your buffer and shows an external-change banner. Click **Compare** to review the disk and local versions side by side. Saving a conflicted file opens the same review. * **Keep editing** preserves your unsaved edits without writing to disk. * **Reload from disk** replaces your buffer with the disk version. It is unavailable if the file cannot be read. * **Overwrite file** replaces the disk version with your edits. The editor does not merge simultaneous edits. ## Auto Save [#auto-save] Auto Save is off by default. Set it in **Settings → Files & Editor → Editing → Auto Save**: * **After delay (3s)**: saves 3 seconds after you stop typing * **On focus change**: saves when you leave the file's pane or the Paradev window * **On window change**: saves when the Paradev window loses focus Auto Save applies to files you edit by hand, including files in editors that are not active. It pauses for a file with a save conflict or a failed save until you resolve it. ## Markdown Links [#markdown-links] Web links in Markdown previews follow **Settings → Browser → URL links**, and links to Paradev Pages follow **Settings → Files & Editor → Page links**. By default, Shift-click opens a new tab, Cmd/Ctrl-click opens a split browser pane, and Cmd/Ctrl+Shift-click opens the system browser. A plain click keeps you editing. **⌘C** in a rendered Markdown view copies the text as you see it, without backticks or fences. To copy the Markdown source, right-click the selection and choose **Copy as Markdown**. ## Cross-Workspace Search [#cross-workspace-search] The search bar searches across all open workspaces. Cross-workspace search ## Image Viewer [#image-viewer] Images open fitted to the pane, with standard viewer navigation: * **Zoom**: pinch, or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll (anchored at the cursor, 25%–1600%) * **Pan**: two-finger scroll, or click and drag * **Keyboard**: **+**/**−** to zoom, arrow keys to pan, **0** to reset * **Reset**: double-click, or click the zoom badge that appears while zoomed ## Tabs, Splits, and Panes [#tabs-splits-and-panes] Drop a pane onto the tab strip to create a new tab; mix terminals, files, diffs, and browser panes in one layout. The browser pane keeps its state when you switch workspaces. If one pane fails to render, it shows **This pane hit an error** with **Retry** and **Close pane**. The rest of the workspace keeps working. **Close pane** also removes the pane from the saved layout, so it does not come back after a reload.